diff --git a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/backend/jvm/BTypes.scala b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/backend/jvm/BTypes.scala
index fb399461a03c..8b996d0d5bdb 100644
--- a/compiler/src/dotty/tools/backend/jvm/BTypes.scala
+++ b/compiler/src/dotty/tools/backend/jvm/BTypes.scala
@@ -290,9 +290,12 @@ abstract class BTypes {
           }
 
         case LONG =>
-          if (other.isIntegralType)  LONG
-          else if (other.isRealType) DOUBLE
-          else                       uncomparable
+          other match {
+            case INT | BYTE | LONG | CHAR | SHORT => LONG
+            case DOUBLE                           => DOUBLE
+            case FLOAT                            => FLOAT
+            case _                                => uncomparable
+          }
 
         case FLOAT =>
           if (other == DOUBLE)          DOUBLE
diff --git a/tests/run/i5441.check b/tests/run/i5441.check
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d5761e30a2e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/run/i5441.check
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+1.164309
+1.164309
+2.3242621
diff --git a/tests/run/i5441.scala b/tests/run/i5441.scala
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c3183bf2a675
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/run/i5441.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+object Test {
+  def main(args: Array[String]): Unit  =
+    def a(): Float = java.lang.Float.intBitsToFloat(1079290514)
+    def b(): Long = 1412906027847L
+    println(b() % a())
+    println((b().toFloat % a().toFloat).toFloat)
+    println((b().toDouble % a().toDouble).toFloat)
+}